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Chapter 195: Stars Gather
If possible, Huang Ze would bring Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Brad Pitt, and Jim Carrey together to make a movie.

It won’t be long, in less than ten years, everyone will be shocked by what a fantastic casting this is.

I was surprised at my own keen eyesight.

They will also feel that they can become famous by acting in their own plays.

It's a pity that I can't do it.

A penny stumps a heroic man.

Warner Bros. spent only $7 million to produce Pulp Fiction.

At this time, Tom Hanks had already become famous for "The Mermaid" in 84. After all, it was a movie that entered the top ten of the North American box office list.

Not to mention Tom Cruise. In 86, "Top Gun" was the North American champion, and this year there is also "Rain Man", which has not been released yet, so he will not accept the invitation. Everything has to wait until "Rain Man" is released. But if I remember correctly, this movie is also the North American champion, two championships in three years, and it is the most popular at the time. I am afraid that seven million US dollars is not enough to pay him.

Huang Ze quickly crossed out two of the names written on the paper and stared at the remaining three names for a while.

Well, these three people are quite promising.

They are all newcomers and have not yet become famous.

One of them did star in a movie, but it was almost the same as not starring in it, and the box office was negligible.

These three people combined might not even cost $200,000.

Great value for money!
Even though they don't have much box office appeal, they are still allowed to play the leading roles anyway. There are many supporting roles in Pulp Fiction that have quite a lot of screen time, such as the protagonist Vincent's old shopping buddy, the master of outlining gun skills, and the role played by Quentin in the original film, etc. It's just right for them to play the role.

If the film is considered to be a hit, it can also be considered a kind of friendship.

After recalling the experiences of several people, Huang Ze threw the paper away and rewrote the names of the three people, followed by a line of introduction.

Will Smith: Singer of the rap group Hey Man.

Brad Pitt: the male lead in "Cutting Class".

Jim Carrey: Actor in this year's "King of Detectives".

Huang Ze only knew this much, and let the assistant casting director find people for the rest. He even had to decide who would play the minor supporting roles, so he always had to give the other party something to do. The money couldn't be wasted, right?

After getting these three people, Huang Ze started to consider other main actors.

John Travolta is very suitable for the protagonist Vincent.

A generation of dancing king.

In terms of popularity, the movie "Grease" starring him was the champion of the North American box office list, even surpassing "Superman".

This actor's taste in choosing films is worse than nothing.

They pounced one after another.

Hollywood is once again guided by data.

Even now, I can’t get a higher salary.

He is well-known and his pay is not high, so being the protagonist is just right for this low-budget movie.

Vincent's partner, well, it should be Samuel L. Jackson who plays the role he played in his previous life in "Pulp Fiction".

Thinking of this, Huang Ze opened a notebook, picked up the phone and dialed Samuel Jackson's number written on it.

"Hello, who are you looking for?"

"Looking for you!"

"Are you Huang?" Samuel Jackson on the opposite side instantly recognized Huang Ze's voice.

He definitely wouldn't have misheard this voice.

Having been in the TV industry for more than a decade, he played a supporting role in Huang Ze's "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels". As the box office of "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" was quite good, he also stepped into the film industry and got a lot of supporting roles, ushering in a new stage of his career. "Are you looking for me to act?" Samuel Jackson asked, suppressing his excitement.

"Yes, Warner Bros. has found a director for a movie. There's a role here. It's the third male lead. He has quite a few scenes. Are you interested?"

"Of course. How could I not be interested in your film?"

"That's it, bring your agent to Los Angeles to discuss the contract."

"Thank you."

"Yeah." Huang Ze responded and hung up, continuing to think about the remaining characters.

The boxer is still Bruce Wesley from the original film.

For the robbing couple at the beginning, the man might as well bring Liang Jiahui over, a supporting role, with a fixed scene, which wouldn't take much time, and would also let people know that he has the ability to bring people to Hollywood.

female……

Uma Thurman?

She does have a tough temperament, and considering that she has just entered the film and television industry, he definitely can't play the female lead, so he can only play a supporting role.

It’s not a matter of compensation or not, Huang Ze just wants peace of mind and to make himself feel more comfortable.

With so many roles confirmed, Huang Ze couldn't figure out the remaining ones. He might as well let the gang boss Masha and the heroine Masha's mistress Mia go out for auditions.

Whoever is lucky will come.

……

The people chosen by Huang Ze are considered to be actors who are not popular enough at the moment, and in fact they have no qualifications to choose films at all.

Warner approached them and was willing to pay the market price. After looking at the director's resume, which was quite good, they naturally took the role, thinking that every penny earned was a penny earned.

I'm not a big star, so I can be picky.

At this moment, Will Smith has even just released his own album, and he is just a member of the group, releasing the album along with the other members of the group.

When he heard that the movie was directed by the famous singer Huang Ze, he immediately agreed. He even talked to Huang Ze about rap music and asked for his autograph before finishing.

The pay was also very low, only US$30,000 before tax.

It took a week for the shortlisted actors to sign the contract quickly and decisively.

Huang Ze also chose the gangster boss Masha, Forest Whitaker, who is now nearly 30 years old and looks older.

He was also the Best Actor at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

However, films that make it into the top three take a different path in the United States, and their pay ultimately depends on the box office appeal. In addition, since he was only playing a supporting role, the pay was a bit high, but it was also within an acceptable range, so Huang Ze decided on it directly.

In the end, the only character left was the heroine.

The requirements are to have a certain degree of fame, not have a high salary, be young, beautiful, and be over 1.7 meters tall. The last point is particularly important.

There's nothing we can do. The male lead, John Travolta, is nearly 1.9 meters tall, almost 1.88 meters tall.

The heroine also had to dance with him, and that dance became a classic scene in the film, which Huang Ze still remembers vividly.

Stephen Chow also paid tribute to that dance in his movie "King of Comedy".

If the height difference between the male and female protagonists is too big, it will be impossible to watch.

Soon, the audition for the leading actress came to the final round.

The first person who came in made Huang Ze's eyes light up.

She has good body proportions, she is tall enough, looks almost 1.80 meters tall, pretty enough, and most importantly, big enough.

(End of this chapter)